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  1. yes, my thoughts too! I couldn't wait to see how...

    yes, my thoughts too! I couldn't wait to see how they lined up when the second board finished. Not knowing exactly how things would go; I did what instructions said. Jog to corner or place on corner...
  2. 79526 that was the problem it seems. I cut a...

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    that was the problem it seems. I cut a piece of 1/4" MDF with my laser that fit inside the jig and raised the area for the board up were the top of the board was more or less even with the...
  3. Thank You Sir. It's interesting to hear that....

    Thank You Sir.

    It's interesting to hear that. The article about v carving the fence pickets showed using 3/4" plywood to make the jig and rails that he put the fence boards into. The new ones I...
  4. Having trouble finding the 90 degree bit in a jig

    I read the article about using the fence boards and thought I would try something along those lines myself. So I made a jig from 3/4" MDF that will allow me to place new cedar fence picket boards up...
  5. Got my new rubber belts installed this afternoon....

    Got my new rubber belts installed this afternoon. Ran the machine to do our top step as mentioned initially here. Very pleased with results. Carved area 18 inches wide on pressure treated 2x12 48...
  6. well as it turned out, my wife and I had to...

    well as it turned out, my wife and I had to replace the steps last night. I thought I was "in for the night" but got a flash flood watch warning on my cellphone. Calling for rain to start last night...
  7. Sandpaper drive belt ripped into starting a project. Guess it's time to upgrade

    Haven't ran my machine in months. Our 5 front porch steps all have rotted and need replaced. I built the porch in 1998 and got the steps from Home Depot. They had grooves milled on the top side for...
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    And for yet more confusion, the computer I use...

    And for yet more confusion, the computer I use inside our house also has Norton and Pattern Sculptor on it. installs paralleled each other. Norton has not quarantined Sculptor on it. Some programs...
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    I reversed the quarantine in Norton and think it...

    I reversed the quarantine in Norton and think it ask about no longer checking or scanning or something.

    The thing is, Norton has been on the computer since I got in several years ago, and have...
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    Pattern Sculptor has been removed - Norton 360

    I have just spent a good while with my shop computer getting Wi-Fi connection restored and downloaded and installing 24 Windows updates. Restart computer to finish the update procedure then get a pop...
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    you did a great job! I really like it.

    you did a great job! I really like it.
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    I followed along in the thread you started as you...

    I followed along in the thread you started as you were working on and improving your design. I plan to give it a try when I get a chance. I am glad to see it in the Pattern Depot. You did a great...
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    in Corel Draw the text will already be a vector....

    in Corel Draw the text will already be a vector. You type out the text you want. In object manager you will see it showing text. Objects have a outline and fill to them. So have the text selected,...
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    try changing the default carving bit for the...

    try changing the default carving bit for the project to the 1/32" bit and see if you can see a sharper image in Designer. I did this a few days ago when someone had issue with poor carving quality...
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    Thank You everyone. I was in the process of...

    Thank You everyone. I was in the process of trying to cutout something to fit a couple of small solar LED path lights in that would look something like and old oil or candle lamp to fix to both ends,...
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    new address sign

    We have done machine embroidery for many years and had a custom embroidered name and address embellished with colorful embroidery on our large mail box. It got dingy over the years and we took it...
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    The 1/32" referrers to the tip diameter of the...

    The 1/32" referrers to the tip diameter of the bit. The bit as a whole is smaller in diameter and tapered down to the 1/32" tip. You don't have to worry about figuring out all those details if you...
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    Floyd, with the laser I am mostly sucking smoke....

    Floyd, with the laser I am mostly sucking smoke. There's ocassionial small "stuff" that may get suck into the air stream. I think grounding IS needed with the CW and DC. When I used the small shop...
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    My understanding of the wire is to reinforce the...

    My understanding of the wire is to reinforce the plastic hose to keep it from sucking together under restricted airflow. My laser has 3 4" hoses attached to the back of it connected by wye pipes into...
  20. Thread: Cover Switch

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    machine will not stop running with the switch...

    machine will not stop running with the switch bypassed if you raise the cover. Raising the cover is a safety should something need attention. It's much faster to raise the cover quickly than to get...
  21. Designer checking for updates - no longer working with updated website

    I like the new look to the website that just appeared. I noticed Designer is now called Designer Pro. Thinking there might be a update I ran the program and checked by going to HELP the check for...
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    you also need to add "draft" (brown upside down...

    you also need to add "draft" (brown upside down looking T to the right of "feather" on the toolbars) so there is some "meat" below the edge that will be the stamp surface. If it is just carved out it...
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    Floyd is correct. The wire is molded inside the...

    Floyd is correct.
    The wire is molded inside the vinyl and offers no ground path unless you cut the wire out enough on BOTH ends that you can attach it to METAL.
    You cannot "ground" to...
  24. Thread: Family heirloom

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    it turned out great!

    it turned out great!
  25. I saw something exactly like this in the Penn...

    I saw something exactly like this in the Penn State catalog awhile ago made from acrylic it looked like. Bottom with pockets for the tips of the pens to sit in with the top angled back to display...
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